{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-27-13","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-13","heading":"Nature of offenses — Penalty.","body":"(a) It is a civil violation for any person to violate any of the provisions of chapters 1 — 27 or chapter 34 of this title, unless the violation is by these chapters or other law of this state declared to be a felony or a misdemeanor, or unless the offense is punishable by a fine of more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment.\n(b) Unless another penalty is provided by chapters 1 — 27 or chapter 34 of this title, or by the laws of this state, every person convicted of a civil violation of the chapters shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).\n(c) Unless another penalty is provided by chapters 1 — 27 or chapter 34 of this title or by the laws of this state, every person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of these chapters shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both fine and imprisonment.","path":["Title 31 Motor and Other Vehicles","Chapter 27 Motor Vehicle Offenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-27/31-27-13.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:26Z","sha256":"f3812722292c25ff147e876f7d5f0be9d53f1f1d604b5da1df381bd436071fc1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-27-12.4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-31-27-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}